Nomery 20
1 Nimoak’ am-patram-bei’ i Tsine eo o ana’ Israeleo, i valobohòkey, amy volañe valoha’ey le nitobe e Kadese; nihomake eo t’i Miriame vaho nalenteke.
In March/April [of the next year], the Israeli people traveled/walked to the Zin Desert and (camped/set up their tents) near Kadesh [town]. While they/we were there, [Moses’/my older sister] Miriam died and was buried there.
2 Tsy nanan-drano i valobohòkey le nifanontoñe hiatreatre amy Mosè naho i Aharone.
There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 Le nifandietse amy Mosè ondatio, ami’ty hoe, Hamake t’ie nivetrak’ amy nikoromaha’ o longo’aio añatrefa’ Iehovày!
They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
4 Aa vaho ino ty nanesea’o mb’ am-patrambey mb’etoy ty fivori’ Iehovà, hibanitse etoañe, zahay naho o hare’aio?
(Did you bring us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock?/You brought us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock!) [RHQ]
5 Le ino ty nañakara’o anay an-tane Mitsraime añe, hanese anay an-toetse raty atoy? ie tsy mahalefe ampemba ndra sakoañe ndra vahe ndra dagoa, mbore tsy aman-drano hinomañe.
Why did you bring us from Egypt to this miserable place [RHQ]? There is no grain, there are no figs, no grapes, and no pomegranates here. And there is no water for us to drink!”
6 Aa le nienga i valobohòkey t’i Mosè naho i Aharone niheo mb’amy lalan-kibohom-pamantañañey mb’eo; le nibabok’ an-daharañe vaho nisodehañe am’ iereo ty enge’ Iehovà.
Aaron and Moses/I turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Sacred Tent and prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. Then Yahweh appeared to them/us with his bright glory,
7 Le nitsara amy Mosè t’Iehovà nanao ty hoe:
and he said to Moses/me,
8 Rambeso i kobaiñey; le atontono i valobohòkey, ihe naho i Aharone rahalahi’o. Saontsio añatrefam-pihaino’ iareo i vatoy hañakatse ty rano’e, hamahana’o rano boak’ amy vatoy, hampinoma’o iareo naho o hare’ iareoo.
“You and Aaron must take Aaron’s walking stick with you and gather all the people together. While the people are watching, command that water will flow out of that [large] rock over there. Water for the people will flow from it; all they and all their livestock will have enough water to drink.”
9 Aa le rinambe’ i Mosè i kobay añatrefa’ Iehovày, amy nandiliañe azey.
So Moses/I did what Yahweh told him/me to do. He/I took Aaron’s walking stick from the place in the Sacred Tent where it was kept.
10 Le navori’ i Mosè naho i Aharone añatrefa’ i vatoy i fivoriy, le nanoe’e ty hoe, Mitsendreña, ry mpiolao. Hañakara’ay rano boak’ ami’ty vato tia hao?
Then Aaron and he/I summoned all the people to gather at the rock. Then Moses/I shouted to them, “All you rebellious people, listen! Is it necessary for us to give you water from this rock?”
11 Aa le naonjo’ i Mosè ty fità’e naho finofo’e indroe amy kobai’ey i vatoy, vaho nidoandoañe boak’ ao ty rano bey le ninon-drano i valobohòkey naho o hare’eo.
Then Moses/I raised his/my hand and [instead of speaking to the rock], he/I struck the rock two times with the walking stick. And water gushed/poured out. So all the people and their livestock drank all the water that they wanted.
12 Fe hoe t’Iehovà amy Mosè naho i Aharone, Amy te tsy nonjone’ areo hampiboak’ amo ana’ Israeleo o hamasiñakoo, le tsy hendese’ areo hizilik’ an-tane natoloko iareo ao ty fivory tia.
But Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me, “You did not believe that I could demonstrate my power to the Israeli people [and give them water without your striking the rock]. So you will not lead them into the land that I am giving to them!”
13 Ie o Ranom-Piolañeo amy te nikotreke am’ Iehovà o ana’ Israeleo, ie fa nivente’e am’ iareo ty hamasiña’e.
Later this place was called Meribah, [which means ‘arguing’], because there the Israeli people argued with Yahweh, and there he showed his power to them [by giving them water].
14 Aa le nañitrik’ ami’ty mpanjaka’ i Edome boake Kadese t’i Mosè. Hoe ty rahalahi’o Israele: Fohi’o o hasotriañe iaby nifetsak’ ama’aio:
[While the people were] at Kadesh [town], Moses/I sent messengers to the king of Edom to tell him this: “Your relatives, the Israeli people, are sending you this message. You know the many troubles/hardships that have happened to us.
15 ty nizotsoa’ o rae’aio mbe Mitsraime mb’eo, ty nimoneña’e añe andro maro, vaho te namorekeke anay naho o rae’aio o nte-Mitsraimeo.
You know that our ancestors went down to Egypt. You know that they stayed there for many years. They suffered because the [rulers of] Egypt caused them to become their slaves [and to work very hard].
16 Aa ie nikaike Iehovà le jinanji’e o fiarañanaña’aio vaho nirahe’e i Anjeli’ey ninday anay niavotse i Mitsraime; le ingo t’ie e Kadese atoy henaneo, ty rova añ’ olon’ efe-tane’o atoy.
“But when they called out to Yahweh, he heard them and sent an angel who brought them out of Egypt. Now we have set up our tents here at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.
17 Aa ehe meo lalan-jahay hitoañe o tane’oo. Tsy hiranga teteke ndra tanem-bahe, le tsy ho kamae’ay ty rano boak’ am-bovo’ areo ao; fa horihe’ay i Karanangam-Panjakay, vaho tsy hivio mañavia ndra mañavana ampara’ te losore’ay o fehe’oo.
Please allow us to travel through your country. We will [be careful to] not walk through your fields and your vineyards. We will not even drink water from your wells. As we travel, we will stay on the king’s highway, [the main road that goes from the south to the north], and we will not leave that road until we have crossed the border [of your country in the north].”
18 Aa hoe ty asa’ i Edome ama’e, Tsy hiranga ty tane’ay nahareo, tsy mone hiavota’ay am-pibara.
But the king of Edom refused. He replied, “Stay out of my country! If you try [to enter it], I will [send my army to] attack you!”
19 Le hoe o ana’ Israeleo tama’e, I Karanangay avao ty handenako, aa naho hinome’ay o rano’oo, zaho ndra o harekoo, le havahako ty vili’e; adono hirangàko an-tomboke tsy hampianto.
The Israeli messengers replied, “[If we travel through your country], we will stay on the main road. If we and any of our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We want only to travel through your country. We do not want anything else.”
20 Fe hoe re, Tsy hiranga nahareo. Le niavotse mb’am’ iareo mb’eo ty Edome an-dahin-defo maro vaho am-pitàñe maozatse.
But the king replied, “No! Stay out of our country! We will not [allow you] to travel through our land!” Then he sent the strongest soldiers in his army to prevent the Israelis [from entering his country].
21 Aa le nifoneñe t’i Edome tsy nanolora’ o fehe’eo lalañe hitsake t’Israele; aa le nivioñe añe t’Israele.
So, because [the king of] Edom refused to allow the Israelis to travel through his country, the Israelis turned [and traveled a different way].
22 Niavotse i Kadese iereo, le niporopotìtse e Vohi-Hore o ana’Israeleo—i valobohòke iabiy.
The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
23 Le nanao ty hoe amy Mosè naho amy Aharone t’Iehovà e Vohi-Hore ey, añ’efe-tane’ i Edome eo:
[which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
24 Hatontoñe am’ ondati’eo t’i Aharone, ie tsy hizilike amy tane natoloko amo ana’ Israeleoy, amy te niola amy volakoy nahareo an-drano’ i Meribà añe.
“It is time for Aaron to die [EUP]. He will not enter the land that I am giving to you Israelis, because the two of you disobeyed me [when I told you to speak to the rock to cause] the water [to flow] at Meribah.
25 Endeso t’i Aharone naho i ana’e Elazare vaho aseseo mañambone’ i Vohi-Horey mb’eo,
Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
26 le abolio amy Aharone o saro’eo naho asaroño amy Elazare ana-dahi’e fa hatontoñe t’i Aharone toe hivetrake.
There you must remove Aaron’s robes [that he wears when he does the work of a priest], and put them on his son, Eleazar. Aaron will die up there.”
27 Aa le nanoe’ i Mosè i linili’ Iehovày vaho niañambone ty Vohi-Hore ampahaisaha’ i valobohòke iabiy.
So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
28 Nafaha’ i Mosè o saro’ i Aharoneo naho nasaro’e amy Elazare ana’e, le nihomake andengo’ i vohitsey t’i Aharone, vaho nizotso amy vohitsey t’i Mosè naho i Elazare.
At the top of the mountain, Moses/I took off the robes that Aaron wore [while he did the work of a priest] and put them on Eleazar. Then Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Eleazar and Moses/I went back down.
29 Aa ie nirendre’ i valobohòke iabiy te nivilasy t’i Aharone, le fonga nandala aze telopolo andro ty anjomba’ Israele.
When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
